Expert: Fr. Michael - 6/23/2007

Question
My roommate has had his g/f living with him for the past few months, with their excuse that her cousin is staying at her apartment for an internship.  Well with a month left on her apartment lease, and the fact they just got engaged, they want her to move into the house, but in a different room, until they are married.  I assume this is not accepted, but can't find a situation like this anywhere.  They are going to see a priest about it, I can only pray he tells them the Church's teaching on it.  They keep bringing up that by living in the other room, they don't have to renew the lease and will save $15,000, but again, I assume that shouldn't be an issue.  Can you shine some light on this for me?

Answer
Some questions are of a highly personal or individual nature that it would not be possible to discuss appropriately by E-mail.  These are questions on which you would most appropriately be given advice and counsel by your own traditional priest.  If you do not have contact with a traditional priest, you should consult the Official Traditional Catholic Directory (www.traditio.com/nat.htm) to find one as conveniently local to you as is available.